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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Lakshmanan Valliappan, Bangalore Karnataka, IN;
Moorthi Subramanivan, Karnataka, IN;
Inventors:
Lakshmanan Valliappan, Bangalore Karnataka, IN;
Moorthi Subramanivan, Karnataka, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/08 (2006.01); F01D 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/225 (2013.01); F05D 2250/71 (2013.01); F05D 2250/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application provides a tip clearance control system for reducing an airflow through a turbo machine. The tip clearance control system may include a casing shroud and a tip shroud positioned within the casing shroud. The tip shroud may include a first step at a leading edge and a second step adjacent to the first step. The casing shroud and the tip shroud may define a first cavity therebetween downstream of the second step.